European car market Archives

Mini Countryman Italy's upmarket Fiat Panda?

23 April, 2020

The Mini Countryman was out to seek new buyers and it certainly got a few in Italy, of all countries. The Italian market can boast the biggest sales figures in Europe so far for the Countryman and we’ve seen a…

Fiat: low cost brand for Europe

18 April, 2020

Fiat had already decided to launch its low cost brand in emerging markets such as the South American market, but given the current economic crisis, the brand could be considered for the Eastern European market as well.Sergio Marchionne has announced…

New Jeep Compass and Cherokee to boost European sales

8 April, 2020

The new Jeep Compass is being redesigned as a soft-road model aiming at increasing Jeep sales in Europe. The sales objective is about 125,000 units a year, starting from 2014 when the new Compass will go on sale. The model…

Brazil becomes Fiat's biggest market

3 April, 2020

For the first time in Fiat’s 111-year history, Italy is no longer the brand’s number one market. The local market has been overtaken by Brazil, purchasing 750,000 cars a year to Italy’s 722,000. If any evidence was needed as to…